[Anchasl-l] 17th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference

[Melanie Norton]

Call for Proposals

17th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference

*What’s in a Name? From “Serials” to “Continuing Resources*”

April 10-11, 2008
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Chapel Hill, NC

The 2008 North Carolina Serials Conference Program Planning Committee 
invites proposals and suggestions for presentations on any aspect of the 
serials industry or serials management. These topics are particularly 
sought:

Managing staff from multiple generations

E-Learning and ensuring remote access to serials/resources

Organization/workflow changes

Recruitment and training

E-Books

RDA

The Committee welcomes participation from all members of the serials 
profession including faculty and library staff in all types of 
libraries, as well as publishers, vendors, and systems developers. 
Students seeking a forum to share findings from serials-related research 
are also encouraged to submit proposals. The Committee hopes to continue 
previous successes by assembling a program that both shares and inspires 
creativity, collaboration, and new ways of thinking.

Submit proposals by e-mail in a document attachment to Beth Bernhardt at 
brbernha at uncg.edu <mailto:brbernha at uncg.edu>.


Deadline for submission is October 31, 2007.


When submitting a proposal, please include the following information.

1. Name(s)
2. Mailing Address
3. Telephone number, fax number, and email address(es)
4. Short (50 words or less) biographical description about proposed 
speakers
5. Proposed title
6. A 200-300 word abstract, which clearly states the proposal topic, its 
relationship to serials, and its relevance for conference attendees
7. Estimate of time required to present topic

The Program Planning Committee will review all submitted proposals for 
their content, timeliness, relevance to the current serials environment, 
and fit with the overall Conference content. The Committee reserves the 
right to refocus or combine proposals as needed to reach a diverse 
audience and to maximize use of program time slots.

-- 
Melanie Norton
Document Delivery Librarian
UNC-Chapel Hill
Health Sciences Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7585
919-966-4998
mnorton at email.unc.edu